northern

/ˈnɔrðərn/

/ˈnɔðən/

Other forms: northernly

Definitions of northern

1. adjective

   situated in or oriented toward the north
   “the northern suburbs”

   synonyms: northerly

   north

   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
2. adjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the north
   “the northern hemisphere”

   “northern autumn colors”

   synonyms:

   boreal, circumboreal

   comprising or throughout far northern regions

   north-central

   being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado

   septrional

   of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major

   antonyms:

   southern

   situated in or coming from regions of the south

   austral

   of the south or coming from the south

   meridional

   located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places

   south-central

   being in or of a region of the United States including the states of the lower Mississippi valley and east of the Rio Grande
3. adjective

   coming from the north; used especially of wind
   “a northern snowstorm”

   synonyms: northerly

   north

   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
4. adjective

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
   “northern industry”

   “northern cities”

   synonyms:

   blue

   used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

   Federal, Union

   being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

   Yankee

   used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

   antonyms:

   southern

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   Confederate

   of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

   gray, grey

   used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)